NHL game summary from November 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (6-8-3) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (8-10-2) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
1: NYR, Lucien DeBlois 4, 1:01
COL, Andy Spruce 5 (Paul Gardner, Gary Croteau), 6:13
NYR, Pat Hickey 11 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 15:26 - PP
NYR, Don Murdoch 9 (Pat Hickey, Dave Maloney), 15:36 - PP
NYR, Steve Vickers 6 (Rod Gilbert, Walt Tkaczuk), 16:32
NYR, Lucien DeBlois 5 (Nick Fotiu, Ron Duguay), 19:06
2: NYR, Rod Gilbert 2 (Pat Hickey, Phil Esposito), 3:26 - PP
COL, Paul Gardner 16 (Wilf Paiement, Gary Croteau), 5:43
COL, Paul Gardner 17 (Wilf Paiement, Gary Croteau), 14:07 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Tom Edur, COL [Tripping] 13:27
John Van Boxmeer, COL [Delay of game] 13:46
2: John Van Boxmeer, COL [Cross checking] 0:51
Gary Croteau, COL [Hooking] 2:54
Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 13:02
3: Mark Suzor, COL [Hooking] 5:14
Penalty time: COL: 10 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 4-10-12-26
NYR: 21- 9- 4-34
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 1-2-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 4-5-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Don Koharski
Attendance: 17,500
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